CRICKET
, i A SMALLER BALL ENGLISH PROPOSALS. MELBOURNE, Dec. 28. I Mr Crocket, the well-known Vie- ' torian umpire, has returned from a j visit to England. He declared that the suggestion to | decrease the size of the cricket ball ! was ‘‘all bunkum.” It seemed quite! certain to be reduced, but the altera- ; tion proposed would scarecly bo noticeable. Obviously the object was to assist bowlers and shorten matches, but he doubted whether it would do this. PONSFORD’S RECORDS A MASTERLY DISPLAY MELBOURNE. Dec. 28. Ponsford's score is the highest recorded in Sheffield Shield games between Now South Wales and Victoria, and also the highest individual score for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield series. The total in the partnership with Woodfull is also a first-wicket Sheffield Shield record. Although the bowling was below the usual New South Wales standard, Ponsford’s display was masterly. He gave | no actual chlance, scarcely making a faulty stroke. i
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19732, 29 December 1926, Page 4
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